Redlands arson investigators look into early morning blaze

REDLANDS - Arson investigators are looking into a vehicle fire that sparked a one acre vegitation fire early Thursday morning.

Redlands firefighters and police responded to the fire around 2 a.m. on Live Oak Canyon Road. When they arrived they found Chevrolet van engulfed in flames and it had ignited the surrounding vegetation.

Police closed the roadway while firefighters extinguished the blaze.

A compliment of 19 firefighters from the two agencies quickly stopped the forward spread of the brush fire containing it to one acre while simultaneously extinguishing the van fire.

No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged.

Firefighters mopped up the scene for about two hours.

The cause of the vehicle fire is still under investigation by Redlands Fire Department arson investigators.

Police are attempting to determine if the vehicle was stolen or involved in any crimes.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Arson Investigator Rob Sandberg at 909-798-7600 or Redlands Police Dispatch at 909-798-7681.

Anonymous tips can be provided by texting 274637 using the keyword "REDTIP." Certain non-emergency crimes may also be reported online using the Redlands Police Department's CopLogic reporting system at http://ci.redlands.ca.us/police/coplogic/start-report.html.